Postgraduate Course: Supply Chain Management (CMSE11662)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | A 1% saving on supply chain activity is equivalent to a 10% increase in sales (in revenue terms, Cousins, 2008). This often-quoted statistic certainly motivates organisations (public and private) to focus on efficiently and effectively managing their supply activity.
Strategic Supply Chain Management is concerned with the movement of products, services, finances and information from raw materials to the end-user. More and more, it is also concerned with the recovery of finished goods for recycling or reuse. This elective examines the management of external suppliers in order to reduce costs, drive innovation and protect shareholder wealth.
We take the point of view of the supply chain manager who will be expected to improve product quality, increase responsiveness, reduce risk, and drive innovation while still cutting year-on-year input costs. The topic will therefore be of interest to MBA candidates concerned with issues of building business relationships, saving costs, risk and sustainability, and developing analytical, presentation and people skills.
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| Course description |
Academic description This course aims to:
Equip students with the concepts and frameworks they need to understand, analyse and respond to supply chain management problems.
Encourage students to critically explore and analyse alternative ways of understanding and responding to Strategic Supply Management opportunities and challenges.
Enable students to address Strategic Supply Management issues and problems in their own organization by harnessing appropriate concepts and frameworks to analyse real business and management problems.
Outline content
The course aims to provide students with a broad understanding of managing suppliers and the sourcing process. It will show students some of the core skills and techniques required in managing strategic supply chains using an interactive and case-based approach.
Introduction to the workshop Theories of the Firm
Supply Chain Configurations
Supplier selection
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Inter & intra firm relationship management
Strategy, Performance Measurement & Cost-Benefit Analysis
Supplier Involvement in New Product Development
Sustainable supply chain management (Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility)
Student learning experience
The course will be delivered 100% online and is highly interactive
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 16,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Online Activities 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
70 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Individual Assignment |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Equip students with the concepts and frameworks they need to understand, analyse and respond to supply chain management problems.
- Encourage students to critically explore and analyse alternative ways of understanding and responding to Strategic Supply Management opportunities and challenges.
- Enable students to address Strategic Supply Management issues and problems in their own organization by harnessing appropriate concepts and frameworks to analyse real business and management problems.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Julian Rawel
Tel: (0131 6)50 8067
Email: Julian.Rawel@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sarah Yaxley
Tel: (0131 6)50 3475
Email: Sarah.Yaxley@ed.ac.uk |
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